Old Hafslo Cemetery
Kertsonville Township, Sec. 30, Polk County, MN
In 1887 the Hafslo congregation was organized with 45 members. The first officers were H.J. Hoff, John Urness and Christ Baarnaas. The church was built in 1888 and named from Hafslo, Norway as some members were from there. The church was built on the S. Sylvesterson farm 1-� miles east of the Marin Station (Harold Station) and this cemetery is at that location. In 1907 the church was moved two miles south to Russia Township and a new cemetery established on land donated by E.B. Durdahl. To accommodate the growing congregation an addition was added in 1924 and a basement in 1936. Hafslo merged with Beltrami, Trinity and Scandia to form the Beltrami Parish in 1955. The church was closed in January of 1978, with families transferring to Crookston, Fertile and some to Varnes Lutheran near Fertile, MN. This small cemetery is very well taken care of.
Thankyou to Ann for the pictures obtained August 2003
Clausen, Louis Oct 25, 1887 � Oct 27, 1887
Clausen, Hans Lewis Apr 1894 � Jul 1, 1894
Jensrud, Regina O. Aug 29, 1886 � Jun 24, 1889
Jensrud, Tilda S. May 10, 1884 � Jun 27, 1889 5y 1m 17 d
Simpson, Anna May 13, 1886 � Jan 15, 1888
Simpson, Lina M. Apr 1, 1860 � Feb 3, 1887
Baarnaas, Christopher T. Oct 2, 1828 � Sep 24, 1899
Six white crosses � unknown names
From old church records the following deaths were found. It is possible that these people were buried here, as it was the only cemetery for Hafslo at that time. The old records are very hard to read, this is only a guess at trying to interpret them:
1898
Anton Kvarborg � Died 14 Feb 1898, age 18 days, born Polk County, died Polk County
Peter August Hanson � Died 11 May 1898, age 14 � years, born Filmore County, died Polk County
1899
Christen Sylvesterson � Died 11 Apr 1899, born Norway, died Polk County
Johan Henrik Tyskerud � Died 16 May 1899, age 20 years, born Norway
Clara Jacobine or Jacobson � Died 6 Aug 1899, age 1 year, born and died Polk County
(C. T. Baarnaas � mentioned above)
1903
Mevis or Mevin Anderson � Died 13 Apr 1903, born and died Polk County
1904
Borgine Wilhelmine Thornson � Died 2 May 1904, age 84 years 4 months 2 days, born Norway, died Polk County
1905
Ingeborg Knutsen � Died 11 or 20 Apr 1905, age 75 years, born Norway died Polk County
Hazal Sole � Died 7 Apr 1905, age 9 months, born and died Polk County
In 1906 burials were in the new cemetery it appears.
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